Uvuru-Agada (Uvuru) is a community in Uzo Uwani local government area, Enugu State, Nigeria. It is situated about 31 kilometres (19 mi) from Nsukka. Though it was originally known as Ogbo-Uvuru, the community is commonly called Uvuru-Agada, after the name of the founder, Agada. The community is led by a committee of the eldest men in each clan, known as Ndi-Idi-Uvuru. Nid-ldi-Uvuru is responsible for overseeing judicial matters and resolving disputes.
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Constituent villages
Uvuru-Agada is composed of 10 villages:
History
Views on the tradition of origin and migration of Uvuru-agada people are different from those of neighbors. One version talks of Igala influence, while another version points to Eri-Nri influence. More claims were made that while Eri-Nri had influenced in the area, the influence of Attah of Igala was more felt in the early settlement, as in many nearby places within the Nsukka area.
Economy
Uvuru subsistence and commercial agriculturalists depend more on locally made agricultural tools such as hoes (ogu), machetes (mma), axe, baskets and others. Their staple food crops include yam (different species) cassava, black beans, cocoyam (different species), maize and others. They also engage in craft sand, artistic works such as blacksmithing, carving, basket-making, weaving and others. In addition, they plant trees, including orange, plantain, banana, paw paw and tangerine. Lumbering is another economic activity.
Culture
These communities practice traditional religion as they believed in the existence of Chukwu Abiama. This Chukwu Abiama is worshiped through smaller gods in their shrines. Most of their socio-cultural, political and economic activities relate to their traditional African religion until Europeans brought Christianity to Uvuru in 1910.
Education
The community has a government secondary school: Uvuru Secondary School Uvuru, and four government primary schools: Uvuru community primary school, Ogwu primary school, Uvuru-ani primary school and Okasibi-umuawa primary school.
Directions to uvuru-agadaFrom Onitsha - Enugu - Nsukka - Obimo - Nkpologu - Uvuru-agada - Nimbo - Adani